Reading an IFR plan?

Question

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How do I read this?!!?!?!!!?!?!?

Answer 1

YOU don't Zach. Pretty much have to be a pilot to read an ILS approach chart.

Answer 2

"An IFR plan"?

Answer 3

You don't have to be a pilot to understand an approach plate, but a complete explanation of how to read it would be too large to include here. The chart you are looking at is used (or was—it has expired now) in both real life and on VATSIM, by both real-world pilots and non-real-world pilots.

Essentially, the chart shows pilots important information about how to land at a specific location under instrument flight conditions.  It gives the path to follow, the altitudes at which to fly, the conditions under which different types of instrument landings can be attempted, and so on.  It's a lot of information placed on one page.

Plates like this are used in conjunction with other charts that provide departure and arrival procedures for instrument flight.

Answer 4

Read books Zach! and put the computer away.

Answer 5

This is practically impossible to explain via Internet. The glide slope (arrow going down ) tells you the rate of decent and DME distance. The rest is just a map with R routes , frequencies ...and other info such as the holding pattern , anyway you dont need this for your Private , so don't be worried for now.

Answer 6

The information is multi-purpose and is intended for a pilot who is considering a visit (or a landing) at the particular airport.

To read the chart first determine the specific kind fact that you need. Then try to identify on the chart where this piece of information is located. If it is not clear and you have not found it , you could possibly decide to read something else and to repeat this procedure.

In other words, your question is so general that the only possible kind of answer is for a more specific approach to be taken on your part.

Answer 7

Us pilots write in a secret code.

You'll need to get some training and be inducted into the club before we can tell you what all of the symbols mean.

And of course, the secret handshake.

Answer 8

Start at the upper left hand corner and work to the right. When you get to the end, repeat for the next blocks under that.

You'll note that some of the stuff will be repeated. You'll be able to figure out what needs to be done for that procedure the more you look at these things.

Answer 9

There are different instrument approach briefings.  A company's briefing format is  usually published.  Here is a sample briefing.

ILS Runway One Six Right.

Van Nuys.

Highest MSA nine thousand, one hundred feet, centered on Van Nuys VOR.

Localizer frequency: one one one point three megahertz.

Final approach course: one six one degrees.

Outer marker crossing altitude four thousand two hundred and eight zero feet.

Decision altitude:  one thousand and four zero feet.

Touchdown zone elevation:  seven hundred and nine zero feet.

Required visibility: three quarters mile.

Missed approach:  Climb to cross Van Nuys VOR one point five DME or Fillmore radial one zero one at or below one thousand seven hundred and five zero feet, then climbing left turn to four thousand feet on Van Nuys radial one zero one to AMTRA, distance two zero point two miles, and hold.  Teardrop or parallel entry.